The NBA is back, and so is the weekly edition of The Bernucca List. You remember how this works, right? I give you a list of players, or coaches, or teams, all of whom have something very specific in common. You try to figure out what that common thread is. When you think you’ve got the answer, drop it in the Comments section below. Or you can send me a Tweet. First correct answer gets a mention in next week’s list. Second correct
Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories: “NBA to change All-Star ballot. eliminating center,” by David Aldridge from NBA.com “Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak sees his window of opportunity,” by Mark Medina from the Los Angeles Daily News “Jennings isn’t worried about contract situation,” by Greg Woelfel from the Racine Journal-Times “Raja Bell’s agent disputes report claiming he said trade being pursued,” by Jody Genessy from the Deseret News “Jerome Jordan making case to stay with Grizzlies,” by Ronald Tillery from the Memphis Commercial Appeal “Gilbert Arenas near deal
NEW YORK — Back in November 2007, a displeased David Stern said that the New York Knicks were “not a model of intelligent management.” Back then, Isiah Thomas was running the franchise into the ground and getting his employer, Madison Square Garden, sued in federal court. That was five years ago and since then, Donnie Walsh and Glen Grunwald have both done wonders for the credibility of the general manager’s office over at 2 Penn Plaza. But one thing that forever seems
Jody Genessy: Denver guard Arron Afflalo has been suspended one game for throwing an elbow at Gordon Hayward’s face in Friday’s blowout. Twitter Brian Schmitz: Magic PF Glen Davis says team needs to have a “Jedi force” to carry it rest of season. Nice to know Star Wars hasn’t jumped the shark. Twitter “(I’m feeling) way better,” Rose said. “(When the injury occurred) I was actually bleeding, my groin was bleeding, but now it’s healed. It’s just scar tissue and it’s pretty hard trying to get that
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Carmelo Anthony can relate to Chris Paul. A year ago, the ‘Melo Drama hung over the NBA like a dark cloud. Now, the Paul sweepstakes –along with the Dwight Howard affair — threatens to dominate the NBA headlines for the upcoming season. Yet while Anthony was only involved in one successful trade, to the Knicks, Paul has already been involved in a failed trade to the Lakers and another stalled trade to the Lakers’ poor stepchild, the Clippers. The Clippers have reportedly offered center Chris Kaman, backup guard Eric
NEW YORK — Jim Dolan’s big fat wallet will be of no use to the Knicks until next July. The Knicks sent $3 million to the Washington Wizards as part of today’s three-team trade to acquire Tyson Chandler, meaning they don’t have any more money to spend in trades this season — and they might not have any draft picks in June. A new rule in the recently ratified collective bargaining agreement limits the amount of money a team can trade in
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more. NEW YORK — What if I told you there is an incoming NBA rookie currently playing in Slovenia who absolutely schooled Jonas Valanciunas a couple weeks ago in a EuroCup game (20 points and 8 rebounds to Valanciunas’ 5 points and 8 rebounds). He is the same guy who had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks last night against BC Akovmas of Ukraine. He is also the same guy who was